Czech surnames
Vacek: what the name means
Vacek: from the first name Václav (Wenceslas).
In January 2017, 9,746 people in Czechia were named Vacek or Vacková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,430
- Around Plzeň273
- Around Jihlava239
- Around Brno221
- Around Hradec Králové206
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Vacek mean?
Vacek: from the first name Václav (Wenceslas).
How many people are called Vacek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 9,746 people in Czechia were named Vacek or Vacková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Vacek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,430), Plzeň (273), Jihlava (239).